ANCHOR CLUB NEWS September was a great kickoff month for the Maclay Anchor Club’s (Tallahassee, FL) 2017-2018 year. They were able to gain up to thirty fabulous new members, formulate their plans for the upcoming year, and most importantly, honor those in their Maclay community who have had cancer. In early September, they had a teal-themed bake sale, as the ovarian cancer’s official color is teal. With each sale they made, they passed out cards that had facts about ovarian cancer, from survival rates to treatment options. They made upwards of $175, all of which will go toward ovarian cancer research. At the end of the month, on September 27 during lunch, they held a remembrance for those who have
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experienced cancer. They are an open-air high school with a medium-sized oak tree in the center of all the classroom pods. They wrapped a string around the trunk of the tree, put clothespins on the string, and laid out different colored notecards which represented many different types of cancer, including breast, childhood, and, of course, ovarian. Students and faculty wrote symbols, notes, and names on the cards and then hung the cards up on the tree. Their Anchor club was able to bring their community closer together and touch many hearts through their event, and it was a terrific way to start their year.